After winning a big game and ending the road trip, the Eighth-placed Clippers in the West returned home and faced the challenge of the ninth-placed Pelicans in the West during a three-game winning streak.
On the Clippers side, Paul George + Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr. + Batum ushered in a comeback, and the main players of the Clippers in this campaign are ready to defend the home court and win 2 consecutive games.
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, Ingram + CJ McCollum is in the sky, and the Pelicans are also threatening, trying to do a big job on the road and take away 4 consecutive wins!
However, after four quarters of play, with a wave of 22-6 scoring climax, the Clippers, who played at home, completely suppressed the Pelicans in the first half, achieving a huge advantage of as many as 22 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the third quarter of Morris Jr. + Zubac feel hot, the Clippers took advantage of the chase, always maintained a 20-point lead, and this also made the final quarter lose suspense early.
In the end, the Clippers also won 119-100 at home to the Pelicans, winning two consecutive wins, and also gave the opponent Pelicans a 19-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Clippers continued the fiery state of the previous game, playing as many as 7 people to score in double figures, and the team performance of all the soldiers, and won a 19-point victory.
In the case of Zubac + Kennard + Terrance Mann + Harden and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the three main players Paul George + Reggie Jackson + Maurice Jr. is particularly critical!
Paul George fired 28 minutes in the opening game, shooting five three-pointers and delivering an all-around performance of 15 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and two steals.
Among them, his heroic performance of cutting 12 points in the first quarter not only helped the Clippers open the situation smoothly, but also provided strong firepower and containment on the outside!
In addition, as the brain and commander of the team, the play of Reggie Jackson in this game also played a crucial role.
Although Reggie Jackson shot only 4 of 19 shots, the feel on the offensive end was average, but fortunately, he still contributed 11 points + 2 rebounds + 10 assists + 2 steals + 1 block of the double-double performance, tandem and revitalized the Clippers' entire team's offense!
Of course, the Clippers were able to beat the Pelicans in this game, and the performance of Morris Jr., the core of the team, was also indispensable.
In this campaign, Morris Jr. attacked and defended well, starting 26 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 13 shots, not to mention, shooting 4 three-pointers on the outside line, bombing a game-high 22 points, plus 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
More importantly, throughout the game, Little Morris personally has not made a mistake, it can be said that almost single-handedly, successfully affected the trend of the game at both ends of the attack and defense!
It is worth mentioning that after the big victory over the Pelicans in this game, Clippers coach Tyren Lu also joined hands with the generals to train after the game and prepare for the next playoffs.
Obviously, with the comeback momentum of Powell + Leonard's two main forces becoming more and more obvious, this strong Clippers team is definitely a strong team in the Western Play-offs, a strong team that cannot be underestimated!
In contrast, on the pelicans' side, the team's performance in this game collapsed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally swallowed a 19-point rout, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, under the full performance of CJ McCollum, who played well and got 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, in this campaign, Ingram + Hayes shot only 7 of 23 shots, which is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of the multi-point blossoming Clippers, CJ McCollum, who worked hard for a whole but was difficult to support, seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of the fiasco.
What's more crucial is that after losing to the Clippers in this game, the Pelicans only lead the Tenth Spurs in the West by one win in the win gap, and it has to be said that whether the Pelicans can keep the ninth place in the West, its prospects and situation are not optimistic!